"hræfn" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /xræfn/, [r̥ævn]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *hrabn, from Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz. Cognate with Old Frisian raven, Old Saxon hraƀan, Old Dutch ravan, Old High German raban, Old Norse hrafn. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-, whence Latin corvus. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*hrabn}} Proto-West Germanic *hrabn, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*hrabnaz}} Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz, {{cog|ofs|raven}} Old Frisian raven, {{cog|osx|hraƀan}} Old Saxon hraƀan, {{cog|odt|ravan}} Old Dutch ravan, {{cog|goh|raban}} Old High German raban, {{cog|non|hrafn}} Old Norse hrafn, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*ḱorh₂-}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-, {{cog|la|corvus}} Latin corvus Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} hræfn m, {{ang-noun|m}} hræfn m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|hræfn}}, {{ang-decl-noun|hræfn|hræfnas|hræfn|hræfnas|hræfnes|hræfna|hræfne|hræfnum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: strong [table-tags], hræfn [nominative, singular], hræfnas [nominative, plural], hræfn [accusative, singular], hræfnas [accusative, plural], hræfnes [genitive, singular], hræfna [genitive, plural], hræfne [dative, singular], hræfnum [dative, plural]
  1. raven Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Corvids Synonyms: nihthrōc, hrefn, hræmn, hremn, hræfen Derived forms: hræfnsweart
    Sense id: en-hræfn-ang-noun-CSzaOQtH Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header

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          "name": "Corvids",
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          "ref": "Date uncertain, unknown author, Finnsburh fragment lines 34-35",
          "roman": "sweart and salubrūn.",
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          "word": "nihthrōc"
        },
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          "word": "hrefn"
        },
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          "word": "hræmn"
        },
        {
          "word": "hremn"
        },
        {
          "word": "hræfen"
        }
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      "ipa": "[r̥ævn]"
    }
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    }
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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          "name": "desc"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "Old English masculine nouns",
        "Old English nouns",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "ipa": "[r̥ævn]"
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      "word": "hrefn"
    },
    {
      "word": "hræmn"
    },
    {
      "word": "hremn"
    },
    {
      "word": "hræfen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hræfn"
}

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